noun
Ekadasamukha; eleven-faced Avalokitesvara
A form of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kannon) with eleven faces, venerated in East Asian Buddhism. Domain-specific religious term.
See also: 観世音
十一面観世音は、十一の顔を持つ観音菩薩の姿です。
Ekadasamukha is a form of Kannon Bodhisattva with eleven faces.
観世音 is the general name for Avalokitesvara; 十一面観世音 specifies the eleven-faced manifestation.
From Sanskrit Ekādaśamukha, meaning 'eleven-faced', referring to a manifestation of Avalokiteśvara. The Japanese reading is a direct transliteration of the Chinese characters.